Why Google rebranded to Alphabet and why it paid dividends

News Source : TechRadar
News Summary
- Google rebranded to Alphabet on October 1, 2015.
- The move was to make the sprawling array of Google-related ventures ‘cleaner and more accountable,’ according to founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
- In the year prior to rebranding, the company was valued at $445 billion, with earnings reports showing it boasted revenues of $66 billion.
- By September 2025, Alphabet had reached even loftier heights, joining the likes of Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia with a valuation of over $3 trillion.
When Google rebranded to Alphabet on October 1, 2015, it was to make the sprawling array of Googlerelated ventures cleaner and more accountable, according to founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. [+2871 chars]